Sharing is caring and if you are interested to meet with locals I would welcome you at my place. If you have any difficulty whilst in Malta, contact me on Whatsapp, I might help you : +35679372636

Interesting tip:
Every Wednesday I organize dinner at my place, I can offer a place to stay on that day and probably on Thursday and weekend too. Weekend usually I be doing outdoor sports or going to Gozo so you are welcome to join in the fun.

Tips about Malta.

1. Visit Gozo if you love the outdoors.
2. Enjoy Paceville if you love the night life.
3. Use ecabs mobile application for cheap taxi service.
4. Bus service in Gozo is really good.
5. Think ahead if you have a flight in the morning.
6. Use deals.com.mt to get cheap tickets for your favorite restaurants
7. Eat pastizzi

To be honest, I am mostly interested in two things:
1. learn from different experiences, 2. meet diverse people from all over the world.
My life is full of adventures and I love to meet open minded people. I have traveled more than 75 countries (20 EU countries), however it is not the number of countries that count but the connections we make.

In 2013 I took a gap year and I made a round the world trip. An experience that changed my life.

My second round the world trip started in July 2016 and ended in August 2017. I have been in USA, Canada, Iceland, Nepal, India and SEA

Hobbies:
I really enjoy cooking and every time I am hosted I cook something typically Maltese to my host as a token of friendship

I am involved into Maltese NGOs and during the day you might find me doing yoga and meditation.

For guest's
Guest who are interested to come at my place needs to know that my family can visit any time hence it will be hectic. Please be considerate of other people needs example to wash own plates, linen and keep tidy.
Contact me:
Find me on Facebook: Franco Farrugia or find me via email: hifranco@gmail.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couch surfing community is a great way to experience a person, a group of people or a nation. I must say that this community helped me a lot when I traveled around the world. Hence I feel empowered to reciprocate what was given to me when I stayed at my hosts and met awesome people from here. Thank you nice community I am forever grateful.

Interests

Swimming
FREE diving apnea 34m head down in a single breath.
Climbing
Kayaking
Trekking
and travelling world.

Mission visit all 196 counties in the world before it is too late. As of February 2017 I been more than 57 countries.

Music, Movies, and Books

I am much more into outdoor activities. In fact I am always outside during the day either swimming or cycling. (The last series I saw were Game of Thrones).

With regards to books I read mostly self help and work related books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sorry there is more than one, I really can not choose the one amazing thing.
I hope that I inspire you to do them all if possible.

Diving in Belize with white tip sharks and nurse sharks in 2014.
Diving in Indonesia - Manta Ray in 2012
Borobudur temple (Indonesia) to witness a great temple in 2012.
Forest expedition (including camping) in the Amazon Brazil for a week
in 2011.
Ko Phi Phi partying in Thailand in 2012.
East coast Australia driving NSW to Queensland 2013.
New Zealand - bought a van and ended up 4 months travelling the beautiful landscape. The best place on earth.
Ushuaia - Argentina - southermost tip of Argentina.
Perito Moreno Glacier - The best glacier I ever seen.
Chile - Terra del Fuego - close encounter with Emperor penguins.
Chichén Itzá temples - Mexico - the best Maya archaeological site I ever explored.
Tulum temples- Guatemala - Early Maya civilization.
Machu Pichu - Peru.
Diving in the Senotes (underground caves)- Mexico
Free Diving in Honduras
Driving an ATV in Nicaragua
Sky Jump in Costa Rica
Sky Jump in Florida
Managed to survive in El Salvador during conflict (Mid May 2014). May alone 400 people died in gang related violence.
Diving with Whale Sharks in Philippines in 2012.
Burning Man 2016 festival USA
Everest Base Camp Nepal October 2017.
Golden Temple ,India January 2017.
Vipassana Meditation. Nepal December 2016.

(updated Feb 2017).

Teach, Learn, Share

We have only one life, make sure you live without regrets.

I would like to share information from what I experienced and witnessed. Share interesting articles too like this one:

http://www.gotravelyourway.com/2013/07/25/the-how-to-hitchhike-to-iran-guide/

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great travel experiences, humor and probably I can guide you around Malta.

Hosting: I prefer to host on a Wednesday, this is because on this day a group a friends (approx 6 ppl) visit my place to cook dinner together. My guests are always welcome to join the dinner. (Usually we share meal expenses together).

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malta, New Zealand